LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE TWIN TIERS...WHEN IT COMES TO OUTLAWING TEXTING WHILE DRIVING...THE STATE OF NEW YORK HAS A LONG WAY TO GO.
TRUE ENOUGH...A NEW LAW WENT INTO EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 1ST THAN BANS TEXTING WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU CAN ONLY BE TICKETED FOR TEXTING WHILE DRIVING AFTER YOU ARE FIRST STOPPED FOR SOMETHING ELSE. IN OTHER WORDS, TEXTING WHILE DRIVING IS A SECONDARY AND NOT A PRIMARY OFFENSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR TEXTING WHILE DRIVING IS A MEASLY $150.
TONIGHT I ASK THE LAWMAKERS IN ALBANY TO MAKE TEXTING WHILE DRIVING A PRIMARY OFFENSE, WITH STEEP FINES, AND WITH MAJOR AUTO INSURANCE CONSEQUENCES. THE CURRENT TEXTING BAN IS A JOKE OF A LAW, WITH NO TEETH, THAT ONLY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO BREAK THE LAW.
WITH COMMENTARY...I'M YOUR PH.D. OF POLITICS AND HOST OF “COLEMAN AND COMPANY”…DR. STEPHEN HURRICANE COLEMAN THE THIRD...THAT'S MY OPINION...WHAT'S YOURS?
